Anamorphosis

n. change from one form to another during evolution (study of plants); distorted picture (crooked appearance); method of producing distorted pictures

Anamorphosis is a distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to use special devices or occupy a specific vantage point to reconstitute the image. "Ana - morphosis" comes from the Greek words meaning "formed again." In other languages: αναμόρφωση (Greek), anamorphotisches Bild (German), anamorfosi (Italian), anamorfosis (Spanish), vertekend beeld (Dutch), anamorphose (French), anamorfoza (Polish), anamorfózis (Hungarian).
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Noun
1. the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
(synonym) anamorphism
(hypernym) evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis
2. a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner
(synonym) anamorphism
(hypernym) copy

(n.)
Same as Anamorphism, 2.
  

(n.)
A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.
  

(n.)
A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.
  

distension of a motive which appears different depending on the angle of view

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